Sorry about the suck

Posted on May 31, 2006 — 7 Comments

“Hello website, my old friend… it’s been awhile.”

“I didn’t mean to ignore you.”

“Seriously, I tried to call a few times, but it never seemed right.”

“You’ve run off with a root-server?”

“There has to be something I can do.”

“A makeover?”

“Yes, but the last one was so ill-conceived.”

“One more chance? I promise it will be better this time.”

“I’m about to explode with glee.”

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The block is hot

Posted on May 1, 2006 — 5 Comments

Today is CSS Reboot, that means a lot of your favourite personal sites will be sporting a fresh new look. Other folks have been at it for months, I signed up on Saturday. Suffice it to say that the place is looking a little dicey right now.

I’ll avoid details about the implementation and what I’m up to for the moment. It’s mostly about having a fresh spring-look and encouraging myself to produce more. April was not a great month in terms of my online presence. My last theme was solid, but it didn’t fit my style — look for it to reappear elsewhere in the near future.

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